SirPercyHotspur
Clive Wilson
Whatever some think about Tel he will be in the matchday squad v Brentford and unlike some of our squad has been injury free since he joined us ( that's put a curse on him for sure 
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Mathys Tel
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You're just saying words here that would make you right if they were actually true
Jurgen the German
George Hunt
Great but I still find the comparison flawed.
Jurgen the German
George Hunt
But forwards are ultimately judged on outputs, ie goals, assists and chances created. Whether a real top prospect would come to Spurs is another matter, that in itself doesn’t make Tel a top prospect.
MartyFunkhouser
Tony Galvin
Tel has played in a horific Spurs set up for two seasons and the majority of his starts only came at the back end of last season. With all that said his output is better than Savinho and some are delighted at the idea we might be spending loads of money on him, because that's the currency they use to value a player.
Jurgen the German
George Hunt
I’m not thrilled about the prospect of signing Savinho either tbh. I suspect his nationality and the fact that he plays for city has got people excited. But Brazil are a very average side these days and have been for nearly 20 years.
thfcsteff
Ricky Villa
Fair enough my friend, the beauty of football lies in our differing opinions...well, some of the beauty!!!!!
thfcsteff
Ricky Villa
Absolutely. There are players who don't have much to start with and for whom stability is a magnifying glass. Now I suppose you'll want me to name a couple
thfcsteff
Ricky Villa
Hey we are Spurs we love to rate players with empty platitudes. I remember someone calling Tel exceptional last season.
The single best thing about the De Zerbi evolution is that we are actually going to see a raft of quality players join and so we can stop pretending that the mediocre ones are better than they actually are.
Tel is a young player with potential hell no is he one of the top prospects in Europe. That's entirely gas. Cubasi is a top prospect, Yamal is a top prospect, Endrick is a top prospect, Estavao is a top prospect, Franco Mastantuono is a top prospect, Barco is a top prospect, Quenda is a top prospect. You need to broaden your horizons a little bit if you really think Tel is considered either a top prospect or in the top 10 talents under 22, because he bloody isn't.
And equally, there are some who like to dump on anything which might sparkle at the club
Interesting reading here...https://instinctive.substack.com/p/scouting-mathys-tel
They got it wrong re: Frank obviously.
And here...
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...her-why-mathys-tel-is-a-perfect-fit-for-spurs
The youths you've mentioned are all (with the exception of Estavao) part of mega setups. I think once again you're allowing your own anti-hubris meter to affect a fair judgement of Tel's potential. No-one is saying he is Yamal, but some are saying he has a lot of potential which could well unlock if he gets the run he is working for. In many ways he strikes me as a bit like Kane in the sense that he is a hard worker who will finesse his skillset and develop into a really good player (note, I am NOT saying he will hit Kane levels as I think Kane is a unique generational story). Let's see.